Scott Hughes, executive director Alliance for Education, speaks speaks during a community meeting at the Wanda Gunn Professional Development Center.

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Facing tough financial times, staff at the Alliance for Education, including executive director Scott Hughes, will be without jobs come Oct. 31.

The announcement, made exclusively to The Times, shutters staffing for the education nonprofit, but will not end the group's mission nor will it mean the end of the Alliance. The 24-member board released a statement stating they intend to stay active in the community, but will go back to a board-driven model rather than having paid staff on the ground.

"It's getting harder and harder today to have local advocacy nonprofit groups that do the work ...